22.3.10

SHOWS OF THE WEEK

HELLO SAILOR

There's so much on in Melbourne at the moment that our heads are literally spinning -seriously too many things to mention so we're just going to send you over to the L'Oreal Fashion Festival cultural program guide 'choose your own adventure' style and let you be the judge... don't worry it will all be pretty good, and some things will be excellent just get out amongst it while it's all happening. We will however make the following reccomendations to help get you started:

ACMI's SEASON OF GAULTIER FILMS.
Get your stripey tops on and get to it. He is a GENIUS people!!!
Films include: The Day Before (image above): Jean Paul Gaultier (2009), The City of Lost Children (La cite des enfants perdus) (1995), Falbalas (1944), The Falbalas of Jean Paul Gaultier (Les Falbalas de Jean Paul Gaultier) (2004) Unmissable.
ACMI Federation Square

Thursday March 11 – Friday March 19

Adult Tickets $13 Concession $10

GLITZERN EARRING FESTIVAL
Genius! During the Festival Glitzern will be jammed packed full of all kinds of earrings for all kinds of ears. Its ears and ornaments everywhere including the biggest earrings in the world (it's official) exhibited by guest artist Narelle Desmond.
Glitzern
1A Crossley Street, Melbourne

Monday March 8 – Saturday March 20

THE KNITTED ASSASSIN
The Knitted Assassin is a collection of artworks by Jud Wimhurst based on the idea of identity and self-expression through fashion and the idea that fashion is for everyone – in this case, a fictitious collection created for assassins. Featured works include knitted balaclavas in different 'outrageous and surreal' designs with a matching knitted handgun. Worth seeing for the title alone.
MARS
8 Inkerman Street, St Kilda

Sunday March 14 – Monday March 22

PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 6
Also once again people it's time to Make it Work! The new season of Project Runway starts tonight on Arena at 8.30 with an all-star spectacular, we are beyond excited seeing as we are getting another dose of our some of our favourite fashionita's from seasons past including Santino, Sweet P and Daniel V. Awesome we are beyond excited.

AND While all this fashion festivalling is happening here a little something came across our desks that shows that some exciting things are still happening in other parts of Australia- so for all you out of towners here's our pick of the week.

THREADWORKS
by Melinda Young
An interesting proposition combining multimedia and jewellery sees Sydney based artist Melinda Young
making threadworks inspired by and as a compliment to a series of video installations by Dutch artist Fiona Tan. Each neckpiece follows on from an earlier body of work last seen at Craft Victoria entitiled Take a ball of thread' (which by the way was excellent for those that missed it) The works hav been made from hand spun sewing thread as a response to the interior and exterior landscapes of the body, and following the visual and symbolic cues from Tans photographic images.Threadworks at Pablo Fanque
March 19 to June 12, 2010 http://www.pablofanque.com.au/Fiona Tan's video installations are screening in the following two venues: